The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 267
PT. 5 AN-NISA' CH. 4 وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ دِينَا مِمَّنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّهِ And who is better in faith. 126 وَهُوَ مُحْسِنُ وَاتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ اِبْرُ هِيْمَ حَنِيفًا ,Allah, and he is a doer of good وَاتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ ابْرُهِيمَ خَلِيْلًا than "he who submits himself to and follows the religion of Abraham, the upright? And Allah took Abraham for a special friend. 591 وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمواتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ And to Allah belongs all. 127 وَكَانَ اللهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُّحِيْطَان that is in the heavens and all w that is in the earth; and Allah encompasses all things. 592 b a2:132. 2:285; 4:132; 10:56; 16:53; 24:65. 41:55; 85:21. reward, if they do good works. It is indeed strange that in spite of such explicit teaching some Christian missionaries should have the hardihood to bring against Islam the charge that according to it women, unlike men, are devoid of souls. It should also be noted that true belief is a necessary condition for salvation, as the words, and is a believer, clearly indicate. 591. Important Words: J (special friend) is derived from They say i. e. he bored a hole into the thing. means, he was particular in his prayer. means, a special and particular friend whose love penetrates your inner parts (Aqrab & Lane). See also 2:255. Commentary: This verse gives the essence of Islam which signifies submission to the Will of God and the devotion of one's faculties and powers to His service (see also note on 2:113). 707 Abraham has been held out to the People of the Book who revere him as a patriarch and to the Arabs who were proud of being descended from him, as an example who embodied in his person the essence of Islam by his full submission to the Will of God; and both these people are herein told that it is only the true observance of the teachings of Islam that can make one like Abraham-beloved of God and His special friend. There is a ḥadīth in which the Holy Prophet is reported to have said: "If I had taken anyone from among men as my (special friend whose love penetrates one's heart), I would have certainly taken Abū Bakr as such. But such friendship is permissible with God alone Who is my " (Bukhārī, ch. on Fada'il of the Companions). 592. Commentary: The word (One Who encompasses) signifies two things: (1) that God encompasses everything محیط Holy